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LOS ANGELES >> Trial started Tuesday for two of three men accused of starting the Colby Fire that burned 1,952 acres, injured six people and destroyed five homes.

Thom Mrozek, spokesman for the U.S. Attorney’s Office, said a jury was selected Tuesday in the trial of Clifford Henry Jr., 22, of Glendora and Steven Robert Aguirre, 21, a transient. Opening statements are scheduled for this morning at a Los Angeles federal court, he said.

Henry and Aguirre have been charged with setting fire to timber, grass and underbrush in the Angeles National Forest by building a campfire; violating a fire restriction order by using a fire outside a recreation site in the forest; causing timber, trees, brush and grass to burn in the forest without a permit; and causing and failing to maintain control of a Jan. 16 fire that damaged the national forest system. Only the first count is a felony.

The third suspect, 23-year-old transient Jonathan Jarrell, will be tried separately. Court documents show he has a trial date of May 20. Jarrell has also been indicted on the same charges.

The three men have pleaded not guilty to the charges.

According to investigators, Henry, Jarrell and Aguirre camped overnight along Colby Trail. They started a campfire Jan. 15, which they put out.

The next morning, they also started another campfire. They allegedly told police it was cold and windy.

They allegedly fed twigs and a notebook to the fire.

Embers from the second campfire ignited nearby dry grass and spread quickly. The trio allegedly told authorities they tried to stomp out the fire.

They then ran and were later arrested.

The felony charge come with a maximum sentence of five years each and three years supervised release, federal officials said. Each of the misdemeanor counts carries a maximum sentence of six months in prison or up to five years probation.

All three suspects have been released from custody, according to the online booking records. Jarrell is being held at a residential treatment facility. It wasn’t clear where Henry and Aguirre are being held.